Maury (AGS 16) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 88 of the 1953 volume:

U.S.S. MAURY, AGS-16 • CONTENTS. Page DECK DEPARTMENT 5 ENGINEERINCi DEPARTMENT 11 OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT 17 SUPPLY DEPARTMENT 23 EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT 29 MEDICAL DEPARTMENT 37 HYDROGRAPHIC DEPARTMENT AND SURVEY OPERATIONS 41 U.S.S. ALLEGHENY and U.S.S. STALLION 59 RECREATION AND LIBERTY 67 STAFF Artist Sal Fossaceca, SA Photographers L. E. Gee, AFC; R. N. Johnson, PH2; R. M. Spillane, PH3; M. Gosse, PH3 Editor Milton L. Nesvig, Chaplain, USN SHl ' l ' F (jiyoiiouiiffd ilioof) is Die Arab word iiu-nning look, to look around, lo explore. FOREWORD ' And for this I thought to sTite down upon this oyage in great detail from day to day all that I should do and see, and encounter, as hereinafter shall be seen. In addition. Lord Princes, to noting down each night vhat that day had brought forth, and each day -vvhat was sailed by night, I ha e the intention to make a ne v chart of navi- gation upon which I shall place the vhole sea and lands of the Ocean Sea in their proper positions imder their bearings, and further to compose a book, and set do vn exerything as in a real picture, by latittide nbrth of the equator and longitude west; and above all it is very important that I forget sleep and labor much at navigation because it is necessary. All of which ill be great labor. From preamble to Columbus ' Book of tlie First Xoingation and Discoiiery of the Indies. Yes, times ha e changed. For example, our navigation did not hinge upon the genius of one man; it depended upon many. To XV in success we had to have our Lorac stations in the isolation of the desert. Who xvas the more necessary to oiu na igation— the Captain, or the man xvho kept the Lorac r mining? And hox x -otUd Lorac Red ha e managed without stipplies? It was neither safe nor easy to drive the trucks by day and by night over fifty thousand miles of track- less and treacherotis desert. There is need to belabor this fact— each of us xvas directly responsible for success. We all forgot sleep and labored much because it xvas necessarv. Vhile ships and machines do improve, this btisiness of exploration doesn ' t really change. The perils of the sea are the same. The penalties for lack of skill or wariness are identical. Ships must venture xvhere they cannot safely go, and Lady Luck must be wooed as of old. The days are more fidl of isolation and great labor than they are of grand adventure. And while our discov- eries will be recorded only by lines and numbers upon a chart, we feel the pride of pioneering. The xvheel of history will turn upon the oil of the Persian Gulf. Our charts ill be an honest guide. We are rejoicing that we are noxv to re- join oiu- families xvho gi e so much and ask so little. We hope the pictures ve have gathered Avill help us answer the questions they w ask of how we worked and li ed. It was with them in mind that we thought to Tite do vn upon this oyage all that ' e shoidd see and encounter. For ourselves, this book will be biu a symbol. Our tiny world was one of unity and peace amongst oursehes. Together we gained in skill and strength until our ship became as an athlete who thinks neither of the working of his organs nor of the sure- ness of his limbs. The memories of such things are oirr ery o sn and cannot be put into a book. For some of us our duty here is nearly done. We wish you who are remaining the best of luck and ever better seasons. Take good care of oin- ship. God bless us all, and mav ve meet again. C. J. HEATH Clliiiton |. Healli.floinniaiulci, USN; Commaiider Hyflrographic Siiivey Group One and Command- ing Ollrcci. ll.S.S. Maury, AGS16. U.S.S. MAURV, AGS 16 Displacement: light, 4,203 Ions; loaded, 7,000 tons. Length, laG ft.; il,a. imimi heam, 5H ft. Ma.vimum draft 161 , ft. Built in 1915 as U.S..S. Renate, AKA 36. Converted anc rcnametl in 1916. DECK DEPARTMENT The deck deparimciu in the Maury as in all ships is the place where the boy be- comes the sailor. He learns how to live aboard ship. He learns the value of a ship- mate and the many reasons vhy, when men must live .so close together, there is so great a need for each man to play his part and stand on his own two feet. He learns, too, that all is not beer and vittles, and that Jack does a good day ' s work before he goes ashore to play. Here the boy learns to man the guns with which battles are fought. He comes to real- ize that he is part of a team afloat and soon comes the certain kno vledge that his team has to be the best team afloat or it cannot survive. He has no desire to be the weak sister who does not kno v what to do with the ammunition which can defeat his enemy. He learns also the great part that the ship ' s boats and the ship ' s rigging play in making a ship a going concern. He sees boats weighing many tons hoisted on board and soon is able to do his part in these operations. He knows then what damage a weakened piece of wire or a bit of fotiled rigging can do. He perhaps becomes a member of a boat crew, where he begins to acquire the skill and kno v-how so necessary in small boat operation. For the first time in his young life he finds himself with a very small group of men like himself almost completely on his own. As he gains confidence he is per- haps permitted to operate the boat under the instruction of the boat coxswain. He finds that running a ship ' s boat is not quite like taking the family car out to Jones Beach. There are no parkways, no friendly traflic cops to point out the dangers. He finds that he must rely on his compass and charts and most of all on his own judgment. He begins to learn the meaning of respon- sibility. He finds that it is he who is re- sponsible for the safety of the boat and its cargo of himian life or valuable stores. He may be assigned to the Boatswain ' s Gang. Here he again sees the value of self reliance, for he must learn to rig the stages on which he must work over the side or aloft. His first job is likely to be that of a side cleaner. After a few practice sessions of rigging his stages on deck under the close supervision of an experienced petty ofBcer, he makes his first drop over the ship ' s side. If he has learned well he will stay dry. If not he may go for an unsched- uled swim, and must suffer the shame of having to be hauled aboard by his ship- mates. In the Boatswain ' s Gang he also acquires other skills. He learns to handle manila line and wire rope properly. He also learns to put an eye splice in a piece of vire or manila, and how to reeve off a set of falls or a tackle. He continues to learn more and more, for the ship ' s Boatswain is the best seaman of them all and has spent years learning and teaching these skills and tricks of the trade. The yoimg seaman apprentice may be assigned to the foc ' sle detail. Here he gains a Avorking knowledge of the ship ' s ground tackle or anchor gear. He assists in handling the Maury ' s 11,000-poimd anchors, and 214-inch diameter anchor chain. Soon the words wildcat, capstan, gypsy, pelican hook, jews harp, stopper and many other nautical phrases which just a short time ago vere so much gibberish take meaning and shape. He has gathered a little more salt and has taken another step to vard becoming a sailor and a seaman. He may work for a time in the Maury ' s busy sail locker. Though the Navy no longer depends on sail, the art of canvas work has not been lost. He sees the three rugged sewing machines under the skilled hands of the sailmaker and his helpers, turning Qut all sorts of items from awnings to hydrogiaphic signals. Even a fancy chair cover for the Captain ' s cabin or an odd- shaped cover for a delicate piece of elec- tronic equipment must be made on board by the sailmaker. A host of other jobs may be his lot. Com- partment cleaner, captain of the head or mess cook. Each job, though it may be a small one in itself, is contributing to that big team— the ship. The time he spends in each of these jobs and the proficiency which he acquires, all add up to the fact that he is fast becoming a sailor and a seaman. He is leaving the boy and his vays behind and becoming a man. Which rate he chooses to strike for is his choice to make, but the time he has spent in the hard school of deck seamanship will ahvays stand him in good stead and the skills he has learned are never lost to him. Preparing for dive uiulcr Maur ' Side cleaners. Hoisting Lorac lane clietk biiov aboard. I ' aiiuiiig the deck. Small arms instruction in armor). Away PR 5. ' m wmim I inVn¥- Mfti..t First Row — Left to Right: Wilson, W. E. Jr. SA. Erickson, A. J. BMz, Bailey. W. A. BM2. Valentine, H. R. BM2, Vebb. W. C. BMC:, Kemp, D. R. BOSN, Fahey, R. S. ENS, Carter, A. E. LT, Wilcox, R. H. ENS, Middleton, W. J. BMC, McLeod, K. A. BMC, Curry, L. E. BM2, Leitrh. J. .(n), BM2, Howard, T. R. BM3, Briscoe, H. W. SN. rJ FIRST DIVISION Second Rou ' — Left to Rii ht: Moore, S. J. SN, Bennett. R. (n) SN, Giraldi, J. R. SA, Cramer, K. T. ,SA, Starnes, R. D. SN. Terzia. J. (n) SA. Goodwin, T. A., SA, Fahsbender, L. G. SN, Devore, W. O. SN, Fossaceca, S. (n) SA, Diipiiy. E. J. .SN, Hudson. J. J. Jr. SA, Suigent. S. (n) SA, Hankey, W. C. SN, Liberty, L. J. SN, Mittman, A. F. SN. Third Rou — Left to Right: Kuczynski T. E. Jr. SA, Hamilton, M, L. SN Gesuele. S. A. SA, Gillette, N. N. Jr. SA, Po niak, E. S. SN. Gril)l)en. T. J SA, Sbanholtz, D. W. S. . Foiilds. R. J SN. Lamoy. C, . SA. Sheppard, W. S Jr. S. . Lavarulero. M. J. SN. Comey O. J. SA. Guggi, D. M. SA, Foster J. L. S . Khidirian. M.M.SA, Perron L. J. Jr. SN. Gray, R. I.. SA. First Row— Left to Right: Fields, J. SN, Hazelton, W. H. BM3, Johnson, R. R. BM3. Rousseau. H. J. BM2, Hill, V. S. BMC, Pate, B. L. GMC, LT A. E. Carter, Ens. E. H. Ruark, Ritchey, R. V. BMC, Clark, KM. BMi, Nelson. P. G. BMg. Bahruth. R. G. GM3. Rich, N. J. BM3, Hill, T. SN. 10 SECOND DIVISION Second Row — Left to Right: Evans, J. W. SA, Endres, C. F. SA, . dams, W. F. S. , Campana, F. SA, Mason, T. O. SN. Grubbs. R. N. SN, Hogg, S. T. SN, Hammock, W. O. GMSN, Kroeger, F. W. SN, Lalik, M. J. SN, Olson, J. R. SN, Hanosh, R. S. SN, Snyder, G. R. SN, Anspach, N. C. SN. Third Row—Left to Right: Keller, E. .A. SA, Vargo, E. J. S. , Gribben, R. G. S. , Gray, R. E. FC.3, Codispoti, J. M. SA, Gregro, J. H. SA, McLaugh- lin, J. P. SN, Drummond, A. E. SA, Nelson, J. F. SN, Johnson, M. H, SA, Holmes, H. F. SN, Giraldi, J. R. SA, Herrin, A. L. SN, Claussen, W. E. SN, Farris, W. F. SN. ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT 11 Sound boat Four limps alongside and is hoisted into the skids. This means an around the clock operation for the boat shop engineman until the boat gets back on the line. We need three portable houses for Lorac station generators and 50 center poles for triangulation. The men in the carpenter shop turn to and it is done. The ship ' s heads are in poor condition. Every one of them must be renovated, says the Captain. The shipfitters get on the job with their torches and vrenches. These are just a sample of the duties which fall to the engineering department to carry out in addition to its main task of propelling the ship. The multiple activities of the department are controlled and directed from the Log Room, a place vhich doubles as Damage Control Central during General Quarters. Kept in this room are 3,000 blue prints, 250 instruction books and a complete file of operating data and records. 12 Left — Overhauling sound boat engine. K oi ' c— Shipfittcr cuts steel on power saw. When an order from the bridge to the engine room says. All engines ahead stand- ard, make 137 RPM, it soimds simple enough. But it takes the combined efforts of 125 men to make compliance possible. Two huge 2300 volt turbo-electric gener- ators tmn the Maury ' s two screws. These generators make enough electricity to sup- ply the normal electric power needs of a city of 100,000 people. In addition to motive po s ' er, the en- gineers supply 6,000 kilo vatt hours of electricity daily through its ship service generators for the hundreds of electrical outlets in the ship. Over 20,000 gallons of fresh water are made daily from the saltiest tidewater in the vorld, the Persian Culf. The ship ' s heating, ventilation and air con- ditioning systems are maintained. Even the movie projectors are operated by engineers. Yes, in a large measure this is the force which makes this ship a living thing. Engineers man the shops vhose ser ' ices are so essential in keeping the ships and M.ik„.n p.iil- shop boats and shore stations of the survey gioup in top operating condition during the ex- tended period away from shipyard facili- ties. The boat shop maintains 77 internal combustion engines of 18 different types. The machine shop produces iial parts and tools. Shipfitters do metal construction and repair work and maintain miles of piping. Turning out soodwork and keeping all damage control material in top notch con- dition is the vork of the men assigned to the carpenter shop. Electricians service e erything from a one-eighth horsepower fan motor to the main propulsion gener- ators and motors. Internal communications, automatic steering and an intricate gyro- compass also fall within their jurisdiction. The electronics shop services 1 37 electronic units containing over 2,000 vacuiun tubes rec|uiring 47,000 watts of electricity. The Maury ' s electronic brain extends from the fathometer transducers at the bottom of the hull to the radar antennae atop the masts. And 4 1 cooling units are kept up by the refrigerator shop. Every boat which leaves the ship and every shore station with mechanical equip- ment has an engineer to run, service and maintain the engines. Engineering is an important imit in the team called the M ury whose goal is making the seas safe for all na ' ies. upper Right — Using power saw in carpenter shop. Electricians solder a broken connection. Log rcK)in. Installing sound engine. 13 To ) — Cleaning a steam drum of a Witkes Ijoiler. Lower Left — Watch standing at main controls of after engine room. Lower Right — A snipe climbs out of steam drum after cleaning it. 14 Pounding plastic into a Ijoilei super healer. Cleaning tiist tl Cutting in a burner on 2 boiler. rHIRl) DIMSION Finl liim — Left lu Ri hl: HoMcii. ¥.. O. rMKN, Spatan). R. V. IN, I ' rtiulki, S. ' J. MMLj. lohnson. H. C. MMl.t. Hcwcs, H. C. MMC, Lowery, A. ]. IMC. Gibson, H. C. BIC, Sigrisl. C. V. LI. Wooil, I. R. MAC.H, Beath, F. MMC, I)ii|iii()vich, E. J. MMC, Sheppard. W. D. MMLi. I.viuh, [. 1.. MMI.i. Blackwcll. I). H. FN, ncniiian. D. E. FN. Stroud Kcnr— [.!■!( lo Right: Holioinb, F. W. B Fa. Brewer. V. A. B 1:3, Lainbie, j. N. B F3. Landry. R. L. MM3. MulanevT C. J. B F3, Forrester, B. J. FN. Spiague, J. Jr. BT3, iminerhaniel, f. A. MM2, Roubbck, F. (n) FN, Kuehn, A. F. B F3. Clendenon, C;. (r. MMa. Spiller, J. P. MM3. Foster, C. B. MM ,, J acerte. P. j. FN, Enierick, J. T. FN. Third Row- Left lo Risilil: Fonipkins, E. D. ICFN, Tobin, W. J. FN. Applegate. J. L. FN, Hubbard, G. P. FN, Fitz- gerald. V. R. FN. Fredrickson. W. ]. BTFN, Kernan. R. P. FN. Honkonen, R. MMFN. I ' lrich. W. J. MMFN, Engle, VV. P. MMFN. Howland, R. W. FN, Newborn, H, E. FN, Lyons, J. P. FN. Durham, R. L. FN, Sthwarz, F. J. FN, Linkins, R. E. FN. Spellancy. T. J. EM3. THIRD DIVLSION First Row— Left lo Right: .SUkumi, J. P. FN. Lakin, F. Jr. FN. Serepigba. H. M. ' mMLi. Sigrist, C. F. LT, Weltch, C. P. BTi. C:ousineau. W. L. B F3. Oakley. D. L. FN. Second Rou — Left to Right: Ruch. L M. FN. Rule. J. L. ALM3. Inslev. N. E. MMFN, .Selby. F. M. FN. Osljorn, E. V. FN. Flunt, R. A. FN, McKinnev, R. F. FN. - ' T iiTiYi ' i ' f First Roil ' — Left lo Right: Leeman, E. .S. FN, Cheatham, N. W. FN, Spitzig, F. J. ETi. Lockard. W. C;. EMi, Au- gustyn. J. M. EMi. Nferritt. C. A. MRC, Hubbard, R. L. ENC. Doolittle. A. M. LTJG. .Sigrist. C. F. LT. Howarth. E. A. CHELEC. Majeski, J. B. MEC, Burns, E. A. DCC. Armstrong. A. D. DCC, Hildebrand, B. J. ENi, Keltner. J. L. DCi. Dixon. E. (n), EN2, Oliver, C. J. FN. Dale, G. A. ME3. Second Row — Left to Right: Kagan. H. (n), ETz, Kulinski, A. J. EMS2, Pu- FOURTH DIVISION halla, W. J, EM3. Darr, B. J. EMFN, Cook, D. A. EMFN, Ackerman, I. A. EMFN. Sawtelle. R. C. EM2. Baerwald, N. C. ET.SN. Janke, R, I . EM2. John- son, W. F. DC3, Lowery, A. R. E FSN, Vukovic, R. (n) EM3. Smell. R. L. ETSN, Gholson, R. L. ETSN, Dobson, D. M. END2, Calderwood, R. F. EM2, McLennan, H. E. FN. Duffy. C. J. DCFN. McClellan. R. W. MEi. Court- ney, A. W. DCW2, Keller, P, F. DCW2, McDaniels, L, T. FN, Morev. G. C. MMFN, Hamilton, H. G. DCFN. Kainz, E. S. EM3. Third Row—I.eit to Right: Rowin, H. C. MEFN, Smith. R. L. FN. Fin- nerty. J. E. FN. Varnall. R. H. FN, (ones. G. D. DC3, Meyer. D. C:. ET2. Wollensch lager MA SN. Rix. G. G. VNSN. Reed. VV. L. END3. Diibiles, T. (n) EN3, Zimmerman, M. H. EN3, Soprych, W. J. EN3, Longstreth, E. R. DC3, Reitz. D. L. DC3. Fresella. R. (n) DCW3. Matson. H. C. EN3, Gary. D. L. ENFN, Weigert, P. E. ETN2, Du y, J. F. ET2, Willey, C. E. EM3. 16 OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT 17 The sea lane from Suez to Aden is one of the busiest in the world. A ship has to have sharp eyes and ears when passing through this Broadway of the Seas. The Operations Department is the ship ' s eyes and ears— in fact it amoimts to the ship ' s nerve center through which the ship main- tains contact with the outer world. As we passed the Red Sea, Operations had many responsibilities. The magic eye of radar picked up on- coming ships long before the lookouts. The Combat Information Center plotted the tracks of these distant ships and reported their courses, speeds and closest points of approach. Through radio, Operations informed Aden of our time of arrival. It arranged for the exchange of the 21 -gun national salute, and for the exchange of official calls. Radio was also busy with all of our per- sonal radio-telephone calls to our families back home. And of course the radiomen copied the press news and mimeographed our morning newspaper. The sonarmen stood constant watch over the fathometers. The quartermasters plot- ted the soundings and carefully recorded the other oceanographic information we are ahvays gathering. The Operations Officer himself, in his additional capacity as Navigator, took sun and star sights and plotted our position many times a day. He suggested courses to be steered and foretold the lights and land- marks to be sighted. Such are the duties of the Operations Departm ' ent during the course of enroute voyages. As the ship arrived in the survey area the tempo of activity stepped up. The Base Camp, the three Lorac stations, the four sound boats and the two tugs all were administered via the radio room. There were many messages and there was great clamor. Meanwhile, as the ship commenced run- ning sound lines, the ship control personnel became super alert, for the danger of dis- covering a new pinnacle with the ship ' s bottom was ever present. It was very much like a wartime operation in submarine in- fested waters. In fact, sonar was used to search for pinnacles. The postoffice too is a part of the Opera- tions Department. The mail had to be, and was, pursued, captured and delivered! Aramco planes, ship ' s boats, trucks and the helicopter all cooperated in this task. It is easy to see why the ship ' s nerve center is called Operations. Its people- radiomen, quartermasters, sonarmen, ra- darmen and telemen— are primarily in- volved with the guidance of the units under the operational control of the Survey Group Commander. 18 Special sea detail for getting underway. Range and bearing on the Stud. ' 19 20 Montesa QM2 standing by After Steering. Dis is Expoit Victiih — Affoimative. Recording readings tmni fathometer. Chief Quartermaster Kelly takes a morning stin line. 21 uiMMM tw First Row — I.ejt to Right: Montesa, E. W. QM2, Fiichsman, M. (n) RDz, Belanger, N. W. RDi, Rineer, C. A. Jr. TEi, Leqiiire, I,. G. QMC, Schwartz, D. A. ENS. Doster, G. P. LCDR, Kelly, C. (n) QMC, Adcock. C. E. RMC, Leaclbeater, R. L. RMi. Regnier, V. E. YNi. Sullivan. W. L. QMi. Second Row — Left to Right: Longo, R. O DIVISION QMSN. Maya, E. (n) QM3. Yales. R. C. RMSN, Culpepper, C. M. QMSN, Guertin, L. W. RM3, Sneed, C. R. QM3. Beaulieu, W, A. RD3, Duff, T. A. Jr. RDSN, Palmer. R. K. RM2. Wein- stock, F. W. QMSA, Heagney, P, (n) RDSN, Brooks, R. A. RMSN, Robert- son, W. C. RMSN, Dimaio, R. M. RD3, Banse, J, V. RM3, Corwin, T, G. Jr. RD3, Mancini, F. J. TE3. Filippone, A. (n) RM3, Means, J. E. SOG3, Tobin, R. J. TESN. Third Row— Left to Right: Zuzek, C. J. RDSN, Haves, R. E. RMSN. Summey, L. F. Jr., SO3, Scanlon, J. J. RM2, Kins, R. P. QMSN. Steen, H. RM2, Dorion, R. RMSN, Zulka, J. P. RM2. Whatta Ya see, Merritt? Tell or Clyde. EXCERPT FROM 1 JANUARY 52 LOG As the New Year arrives with a clatter and bang Off the shores ot Araby to the anchor we hang. The chain from the ship is 105 fathoms long I counted each link so I know I ' m not wrong. Near by the pier is where we ' re located, Feels like the berth was never vacated. At 168 the sea island ' s to leeward, And at 046 beacon five is to seaward. So we take a short rest from our job as Pathfinder And hope that our ships will find this year kinder. Number two boiler is making our steam. And we plan in the morning to move out in the stream. Other ships present in the harbor are none And SOPA ' s in ConiHydroGroupOne. So sound bell and whistle and be of good cheer, And say one to another— A HAPPY NEW YEAR! Lt. a. E. Carter 22 SUPPLY DEPARTMENT 23 Logislical support for a survey expedi- tion presents a more challenging task and responsibility than on most vessels in the naval service. The helicopter puts the Supply Depart- ment in aircraft parts and aviation gasoline business. The DUKW ' s, trucks and jeeps require spare parts. Seventy-eight internal combustion engines, from a Buda diesel in a sound boat to a little Onan generator in a desert camp, need a huge reservoir of spares. Add to these the multitude of hy- drographic supplies, most of which must be ordered from business concerns all over the United States rather than through a naval operating base. These things make the unusual the usual in the Maury logistics picture. Because of the remote area in which the ship operates, the luxury of regular replen- ishment from fleet issue ships or advanced bases is not available. When the Maury leaves the States every storeroom is crammed to capacity. While in the Gulf replenishment of stores, parts and equipment is accomplished by air freight or parcel post from the States or locally from foreign sources. Dry, fresh and frozen provisions were obtained in mid-season from an import-export firm in Kuwait. These foods came from such coun- tries as France, Holland, Italy, Syria, Aus- tralia, England, Iraq, Burma, India, Cyprus, and Lebanon. One of the most fascinating sections of the supply section is GSK, the Maury ' s gen- eral store. This collection of bins and store- rooms in the fore part of the ship stocks 5,200 different items. The various depart- ments in the ship or the tugs can requisition anything from a coil of seven inch manila line worth $394.00 to a minute wire ter- minal costing six-tenths of one penny. Aviation stores handle 500 items ranging in size and cost from a tiny aluminum screw to a complete aircraft engine. The spare parts storeroom carries th e largest slock of all. Its 90 bins and 492 spare parts boxes carry the staggering total of 96,000 parts. Yes, each part was in- ventoried. In clothing and sjnall stores an inventory of $34,000 was aboard when the ship left the States. Shoes, socks, underwear and shirts were the most popular items in this floating haberdashery. Ship ' s service is an important branch of the department in so far as the welfare and morale of the men is concerned. All hands keep the soda fountain ' s ice cream maker busy each day. Each month 425 gallons of ice cream are sold across the counter in bulk, gedimks (1,600) and shakes or malt- eds (650) . The Coke machine swallows 7,000 nickles in an average month, and in hot weather has disgorged as many as 16,000 cokes in a month. On an average pay day the crew will spend over $1,500 in the ship ' s store. Ciga- rettes and toilet articles make up the bulk of the sales. Cameras, watches and jewelry are other items which are popular. French perfumes, Roll ' s razors (only $4.50) , ex- otic Indian gold and silver embroidered purses and Arabian slippers are also among the items for sale. The Supply Officer gets these items in foreign ports for sale aboard at cost. Working around the clock the laundry processes over 4,000 pounds of rough dry wash weekly. About 150 sets of officer and CPO khakis are handled each week, plus 600 pounds of linen which must be ironed and folded. In their modern barber shop, the two trimmers give a haircut every two weeks to each man aboard ... all for free. Work- ing next door to the barbers is the tailor who alters clothing, changes striping, mends and presses. 24 Good food is essential on a long cruise without much liberty. Commissarymen and stewardsmen in four messes (captain ' s, offi- cer ' s, CPO ' s and general) kept all hands happy with three squares a day and plenty of it. In feeding 400 mouths, the cook and bakers learn the art of preparing in quan- tities and still turning out tasty foods. For example, the bakers in making bread each day used 2 14 cups of salt, 33 cups of sugar, 15 quarts of water, 45 poimds of flour, 9 cups of powdered milk and 14 14 oimces of yeast. Pay day every two weeks is a big event to all hands, and also to the disbinsing sec- tion. To meet the financial needs of this cruise, the disbursing officer took along o ' er 1250,000 in American currency. On an av- erage pay day, the men draw $25,000. Most of that finds its way back to disbursing through income at ship ' s service facilities and post office receipts. However about 20,000 U.S. dollars were left behind after a one-day shopping spree by all hands in Kuwait, for example. To many of us. Supply seems to be a mass of inventory sheets and adding ma- chines. The paper work and accoiuiting is important, too. This task falls to the SK ' s and DK ' s, important cogs in the machine of supply. So much for the Supply Department, an- other part of the team without vhich we coidd not function. Chiistmas dinner with all the trimmimjs. 25 26 Pay day is now being lielil in ihe niessliall. Yarnall ' s gal proposed to him today. Don ' t blame Stud — He only rooks it. Spin drier in llit- I.iiiikU 27 f ? ? ' 5? ' .fft I U f t f i il ' f ' % 4 Cf ■ ' • 1-5 ' -iEI t { V I - ' ( firj( floH ' — l.e]t to Right: Lattimore, N. (n) SDi, Fields. H. ' l. SDi. Hicks, J. F. SHi, Price, S. R. SKC, .ink, A. B, SKC, ONeil, H. P. ENS, Flamand, P. J. LCDR, Pajak, T. (n) CHPCI.K, Davis, W. M. SDC, Garcia, A. (ii) SK2, Harris, L. B. Jr. SH2, Slierba, . . M. AK3, Stafford, R. A. SK2, Moore. H. K. SK2. Second Rou ' — .(• to Right: Wise, A. E. ■S DIVISION SN. Hosman, F. J. SN, Long, F. B. SKSN. Carey, F. J. SK3, Simpkins. J. N. SD2. Jackson, P. L. SN, Johnson, C. (n) TN, Barker, R. R. SHSN, Sullivan, P. J. SKG2. Milesky, J. G. SH3, Jones, J. (n) SN, Howe, H. H. SKSN, Brady, R. F. SN, Watson, H. A. SH3, Gordon, R. H. SA, Blair, J. J. TN. Third Rou ' — Left to Right: Devera, M. (n), SD3, Claudio, P. (n) TN, Hughes, C. (n), SD3, .Seaton, J. A. TN, Rothhaus, C. L. Jr. SN, Harrica, J. E. SN, White, S. A. TN, Peeler, R. F. SN, Brown, R. A. SK3, Winter, G. J. DK3. Gatlin, J. (n) SD3, Price, V. W. SD3, Woodward, L. L. SH3, Paugh, R. L. SK3, Reidelbach, R. L. SKSN, Peterson, D. R. SKSN, Jones, O. T. SD2, Mc- Donald, E. C. TN. ? I tf 1 JL ' I TT7 COMMISSARY SECTION OF THE •S ' DIVISION First Row— Left to Right: Pugh, J, W. SN, Duffy, B. (n) CS3, Woodbury, C. H. CS2, Walton, E. O. CSi, Kennedv, L. (n) CSC, ONeil, H. P. ENS, Flamand, P. J. LCDR, Pajak, T. (n) CHPCLK, La Pointe, A. J. CSi, Kujawski, C. C. CS3, Barron, A. D. SK3, Bogoian, C. (n), CSSN, Penkala, K. J. SN. Second Row— Left to Right: Kennedv, J. E. SN, Roller, G. G, Dupuis, R. L. CSSN, Crotty, R. (n) SN, Summers, L. B. GSSN, Burney, C. W. SN, Bolduc, t. R. CSSN. 28 EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT 29 What makes a Navy ship run, what pro- vides the spark that drives the men and machines to that extra effort that disregards personal comforts and regiUar hours? It is hard to put into words. It is partly military discipline, it is partly a vast amoimt of tech- nical experience and efficiency that the Navy as a whole has developed throtigh the years, it is partly the traditions and cus- toms of the service that place service before self. This heritage of service, this way of life for the ship and her men, are spelled out in Navy Regulations and in scores of instructions, manuals and directives that govern the smallest details of the Navy Way of doing things. In all of these, the written and unwritten laws and rules, the Commanding Officer is responsible for his ship, his men and every- thing they do. He is responsible not only to his military superiors but also to that tra- dition of service and accomplishment that each Navy man acquires as a liner part of himself through years of acceptance of re- sponsibility and devotion to duty. But as the Navy assigns to the Command- ing Officer the ultimate responsibility for his ship, it also provides a crew of officers and men trained in the many skills required to run the highly technical and complicated business that the operation of a modern Navy ship has become. These officers and men are organized into Departments and Divisions according to their particular knowledge and abilities and each person shares a measure of the responsibility and work according to his rating and experi- ence. It is a finely balanced team. It has to be. As a link between the Commanding Offi- cer with his ultimate authority and the Departments and Divisions that accomplish the multitude of detailed tasks, is the Exec- utive Department, the management group. Under the Executive Officer, who is second in Command, the Executive Department 30 coordinates and directs the daily functions of the ship ' s company in support of the Captain ' s and the Navy ' s policies and the requirements of the ship ' s operations. The Exec writes the Plan of the Day, the orders and memorandums that specify what is to be done, by whom, and when. He calls the signals so that each Department and man will know what to do. He is the gen- eral manager of the business of running a ship. And the good management of a ship, like that of any good sized business organiza- tion, requires a myriad of records, orders and memoranda. In charge of the paper work are the yeomen and the personnel- men in the Captain ' s Office and the Ship ' s Office. Through these pass more than 3,000 incoming and outgoing pieces of official mail each year, including a host of publi- cations and directives that must be dis- tributed, complied with and filed. Careful personnel records must be kept on nearly 400 men. Daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual reports must be prepared on a multitude of subjects. The Plan of the Day and many orders and memoranda on the daily running of the ship must be prepared. Recreation and liberty lists must be assem- bled. The lights burn late in the offices and the steady clatter of the yeomen ' s typewrit- ers keeps the work flowing smoothly. To assist the commanding and executive officers in the maintenance of order and discipline is the duty of the master at arms force. These men hold reveille and taps and help to see that the ship is kept clean. They are the police force of the ship. Another important duty for them is the supervision of the messcooks, those much maligned men who wait on tables, clean the mess decks, peel the spuds and wash the dishes. Good management and administration is the key to success. The white collar brigade ' s position on the Maury team was well played. Right — Captain Heath makes an official call on Abdul Muchsin, Amir of Dammam. 31 Right — Aramco ' s Thomas Barger pays a flying visit to discuss channel survey. 32 I M :V A ' OB , .gs . e ?1C •ida; .te OS-! ' st of 15 feV , a?V 1932- 3- OO-O o t B . ?l.tis 0? TltfB Xl 20--2J Olv- -08 08- ut Bt- ' SS GSS ' ou- -06 vt Y3 i 10 T;Oti ■ilS ?Oli ' ' 1! !©« ' oto o s ,0 1 ® t •0 ,sisS3- Lowell C. Savage Commander, U.S.N. Executive Officer ot: - 1 taiS( p SftO jl bkc ' ■ ' :Tlt T; ffi UJ ro J 13.00- -VJ- GS Fifiiva- ' ' i I ; I X DIVISION first Roii —I.eft to Right: Ensinger, R. C. MMFN, Johnston, S. B. Jr. BM2. Kelley, G. A. YNTi, R. H. Rish, ENS. Subry, C. F. PNi, McClay. W. E. YN2. Watkins, R. D. SN. Second Row — Left to Right: Dietrich, C. (n) SN, Haimowitz, M. (n) SN, Lunsford, B. R. SN. Krzeminski. G. S. SN, McDonnell, F. A. QM2, Whittaker, B. W. PNS. , O ' Brien, D. F. VNSN, Fisch, D. E. YN3, Hambv, W. G. PNSN, Klingloff, R. F. DCFN, Woodward, F. P. FN, Gleason, D. E. Jr. FN, Roach, C. E. EMFN. Left to right: L. C. Savage, Executive Officer; C. J. Heath, Commanding Officer, Milton L. Nesvig, Chaplain. M.. .. . gives messcooks ' daily inspection. Processing C.O ' s mail. 34 THE CHAPLAIN They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters, require spiritual as well as physical care. To meet this need Chaplain Milton L. Nesvig, LT, USN, was assigned to the Maury for this cruise. Each Sunday morning the working divi- sion converted number one hold into a sanctuary. Mess hall benches, a portable altar and appointments, and a portable or- gan made the transformation. The chaplain conducted Protestant worship; and one of the Roman Catholic men led a rosary service. Festival days such as Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter were observed with special services. Visual aids, such as motion pictures and the flannelgraph, were used to point up dis- cussions of Christian topics at the weekly Chaplain ' s Hour. Instruction for confirma- tion and baptism was given to a class of lo men who took their vows on Palm Sunday, 6 April. Whenever possible the chaplain rode the tugs and conducted services aboard them. His first visit for services was via helicopter. It was a memorable occasion. The padre got a dunking in the cold waters of the Atlantic in the course of the transfer. As the medics next door to the chaplain ' s office dispensed medication to the physically, ill, so he brought words of comfort to those in sorrow and counsel to those with prob- lems. Worship, counsel, solace, and recrea- tion characterize the role of the chaplain in our midst. Christmas Eve candlelight ser ice. 35 Counselling sailor about family problem. Visiting the sirk Off to the tugs for services. Take and eat, this is my IxKly Crew ' s lounge. 36 THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT 37 Maintenance of health through preven- tion and treatment of disease and injury is not only the purpose of the Medical Department of the Maury but of every Medical facility in the U.S. Navy. Seldom, however, does this short phrase explode into the dynamic task that it does when eight men endeavor to fulfill it by the care of some 400 scattered, even comparatively isolated, men working under hard and often dangerous conditions. But these men on sound boats, tower parties, tugs, signal parties, and various beach parties, as well as the mother ship, are not only subjected to the dramatic danger of snake bite or heat exhaustion but believe it or not are the victim of the common cold and the strained back. Yes, that does not include the tremen- dous help of a Medical Supply Depot, or the guardian angel called Naval Hospital. So how do we go about this business? Like so. We take a doctor and draw from the knowledge of medical school, stir in some corpsmcn trained in Naval Hospital C orps and technical schools, add hard work, and shake well. The formula is then complete but for one thing— its basic and most im- portant ingredient; an atmosphere, and undefined disposition that prevails among the different shipboard units as they co- operate, with which they do much, and without which, nothing. It has been neces- sary in the giving of inoculations (some 3,000) , in the preparation of 16 complete first aid units, and the establishment of two field dispensaries. Since it has been here, the compound is complete. But no v, the cruise completed, we relax with the realization that we were most for- tunate of all, for we ' ve had a good ship, a good cruise, and as fine a group of ship- mates the Navy has to offer. H DIVISION First Row— Left to Right: Baril, R. L. HM2. Davis, W. R. HMC, G. B. Martin, LTJG MC. H. Gerren, LT DC. Socha. F. J. HM2, White, A. H. HMa. Second Row— Left to Right: Collins, F. E. HN, Chambers, R. L. HM3, Marble, J. O. DT2. Not pictured: M. C. Byrd, HMi. 38 Applying a long leg cast. 39 This won ' t hurt a bit. THE DENTAL DEPARTMENT At the after end of sick bay territory on the port side, is tfie vell known cubicle of the dental office. Here in air conditioned comfort and pastel green siu ' roiindings, all types of dental treatment and emergencies are handled. Facilities are compact, but ample. The services rendered may not be appreciated in the true sense of the word by everybody; in fact needlessly feared by some, but the large majority of patients are aware of the benefit and convenience as well as necessity of having a dentist avail- able. Dr. H. Gerren, LT, DC, USNR, assisted by J. O. Marble, DT2, USN, make up the complement of the Dental Department. To properly operate for this extended cruise a multitude of supplies vere stored, incltid- ing 2,724 burs (drills), 1,992 X-ray films, not to mention the filling material and every other conceixable item necessary. It is an important function filled, and ' in years to come you will recall with nostalgic memories the happy hours spent in the most comfortable chair on the good old Maury— The Dental Chair. 40 HYDROGRAPHIC DEPARTMENT Hydro is the department around which the rest ot the survey team is built. Hydro is the quarterback calling the plays— not a Fancy Dan T cjuarterback, but an old single wing type that leads the plays as a blocking back as well as call- ing the signals. Hydro men are the first into the desert and the last to return. Before the sounding units can work, their boat sheets and record books must be prepared. Then a vast cjuantity of data comes pouring in: it is Hydro ' s job to work it up. The center of hydrographic activities on board is the drafting room, that air- conditioned maze of work tables and charts jokingly referred to as the chamber of hor- rors. Here stirvey operations are planned by the hydrographic officers and civilian engineers. Here skilled draftsmen take the work sheets of the boats and ships and smoothly plot the soundings. Miles of fath- ometer rolls are studied and the soundings recorded. Field triangtdation data is worked up. Bottom samples are processed and find- ings recorded. Tide gauge rolls are read and the results tabulated. The department ' s four photographers developed 10,62 1 photographs in their well- equipped laboratory. The vast majority of these were used as an aid in plotting shore line contours. Monthly progress charts and written re- ports must be sent to the Hydrographic Office in Washington, D.C. and to other officials. To print these, and field charts, and a host of other things, is the task of the lithography shop. The sea-going printery has a litho press, a job press, a power paper cutter and all the equipment necessary for making plates for offset printing. The ubiquitous helicopter is also a part of V Division, or Hydro. Two pilots and a ground crew of six saw to it that the bird was available whenever and wher- ever needed. Aramco officials wanted to confer about the Ras Tanura channel survey. The heli- copter flew them out to the ship as it ran sound lines. A truck load of mail is at Lorac Mike. The plane goes in and gets it. A tug boat sailor is sick. The ' copter picks him up and brings him to the Maury. The photogrammetrists need to do a week of air reconnaissance. Helicopter pilots and me- chanics move bag and baggage into the desert. Hydro is in the supply business, too. Each party going ashore went to Number Three Hold and picked up clothing, sleeping bags, cots, tents, Coleman lanterns, technical equipment and the many other items neces- sary to living and working in the desert. Long after the ship has returned to the States and the yardworkers are swarming over the ship, the men in Hydro will be at work doing the multitudinous tasks re- quired before the season ' s data is ready for the cartographers in the Navy Hydro- graphic Office. Rich is their reward, along with the rest of the team, in knowing that another far corner of the sea will soon be safe for the sea-borne commerce of all nations. 42 Drafting room Lt. Cdr. P. B. Everson. Hydrographic Officer, and his man Friday, A. E, Craig, civilian hydrographer. 43 Opaquciiig a iicgali c in ilic photo lal Half tones being made on offset press. 44 45 lit ■ FinI Hinv--l.ell lu Kiglil- Craig. A. E. Civilian. Harper. M. Civilian. Hodges. L. W. KNS. Dutfy, Jr. C. G. ENS. Haiipt. R. VV. L ' l )G. Pinkey W. (n) Jr. LT, Everson. P. B. LCDR. Andrecht. L. V. i;i . Fisher. J. B. ENS, Miller, J. R. ENS. Mannella. V. F. ENS, Bnenzli, J. E. Civilian. Knight, P. Civilian. •V DIVISION Second Rou ' — Left to Ri ht: Gosse. M. VH . Cowell. J. P. LISN. Smith, L. T. SVCN. Herbst. E. W. LIC. Du Beau. E. QMC. Hubhard. E. Q. SVC. Peters. J. H. SVC. French. L. R. AFC, ONeil, b. L. SVC. La Taille. J. G. SVCN. Adams. C. F. YNSN, Wagoner, E. H. LI3. Third Rou ' — Left to Right: Spina. F. G. SV3. John.son, R, N. PH2. McCormick, J. D. LISN, Kisner. E. A. .SV3. Chap- pelle. R. L. DMSN. Fetzer. W. T. SVCN. Wenderlich, H. J. ALi. Jones, P. C. ADAN. Faust. R. R. SVCN. Ridgeway. S. M. AN. Tangen. G. H. SVi (deceased). Dunn. W. E. SVCN, Offenbacher. E. E. SV3. Larsen, N. D. DMSN, Pardee, J. G. SV3, Ours, H. E. SVCN. Araljy — Land of Enchantment. 46 SURVEY OPERATIONS We have seen how each department ful- fills its own vital function in making the ship a living entity. The ship, with all its finely co-ordinated skill, exists for but one purpose— survey operations. Everybody shares in this work vhich goes on year after year. Hydrographic Survey Group One con- ducted survey operations in the Persian Gulf. This season ' s work included some of the roughest areas which had been left to the last. UnknoAvn shoals and rocky pin- nacles lurked beneath the surface of the lovely blue-green waters. Sounding these treacherous, uncharted waters called for great caution and seamanship as the ships and boats felt their way through the un- known. In addition to soundings at sea, survey operations included the all-important pro- gram of establishing control, a system of accurately known geographic positions to which all signals, soundings and data can be referenced. Without control, survey ships are helpless and their soimdings of no account. Triangulation, center poles, Bilby towers, tide gauges, astro parties, photo- grammetry— all of these are a part of con- trol, and all are conducted on the mainland or on islands. Triangulation parties vere the first ones into the field. They set up visual signals for the use of the sound boats, established geo- detic positions and determined the exact azimuths which are the skeleton for final charts of the area. Working ashore for months at a time the Triangulation people recovered several sta- tions from previous seasons. Surveys estab- lished new stations, and completed the U.S. Navy triangulation net. Working with triangulation were signal and tower parties which erected dozens of center poles for use by the sound boats and tugs doing inshore sounding. They erected 103-foot Bilby towers to enable the boats to work farther off shore. Lights were in- stalled on the towers to permit night soundings. The photogrammetry party headed into the sandy wastes early in the season and returned in mid-April uith page after page of altimetry data. Assisted by the helicopter they also photographed the many control points so necessary for the delineation of the coast line and the development of accu- rate topographic detail. Tide gauges were installed. Readings from the rolls will provide the necessary data for the final corrections to the thou- sands of soundings taken during the season. In mid-March the astro party set up camp out in the desert to observe the stars. Equipped with an astrolabe, chronometers and a radio receiver, this party was able to establish within a few feet their exact posi- tion on this earth. The position established is a part of the triangulation net, and thus 47 a part of the control which makes our ship and boat soundings valid. The radio re- ceiver in the astro camp picked up time ticks from the Naval observatory in Wash- ington, D.C. These signals were transmit- ted and relayed specifically for the use of our astro party. A new era in hydrographic surveying was inaugurated this season with the introduc- tion of Lorac. Three stations were estab- lished along the coast. These stations trans- mitted interlocked radio signals which per- mitted the ships to keep informed of their positions to within a very few yards. Very neat when working fifty miles off the coast! Sounding under Lorac control, the Maury had run up 5,417 sound miles by the end of March. The two ATA ' s, Alle- gheny and Stallion, contributed an im- pressive 11,221 miles of soundings. The Allegheny worked a large portion of the time with the Maury in off-shore sound- ing, while the Stallion operated independ- ently for the most part of the season with her own Lorac receiver. Manned by the modern Vikings of the survey team, the four sound boats braved shamals, reefs and shoals to run 6,249 ™iles by the end of March. Many and varied were their modes of operation. During the early part of the season, based at Ras Mishab and Manifa, they operated under visual control. Later they developed shoals in off- shore areas under radar control from the Maury. At the close of the season Lorac receivers were installed in a soimd boat and additional miles run. Toward the end of March the scene of operations was shifted to the Ras Tanura area. The LcTrac stations were moved south, and the Maury and tugs ran night and day to develop new channels for tankers going in and out of Ras Tanura. Many steaming miles vill be cut off for incoming and out- going oil carriers when the results of the survey are tabulated, and the channel mark- ers completely installed. Survey operations recjuired skill, daring and courage. It was an adventure against the elements to make the unknown waters of Sinbad ' s seas safe for navigation. To make this possible men braved the desert whose sands are burning hot by day and piercing cold by night. They ate C ra- tions out of cans, lived in tents and drank brackish water. In the sound boats they were bounced around like corks when the shamals hit, and they literally pushed their small craft off coral reefs and sandy shoals when they went agiound. Even in the seeming safety of the larger ships everyone had to be alert to avoid disaster. None of our ships were built for the discovery of pinnacles by gi-ounding, and the nearest dockyard was numerous thousands of miles distant! And so it goes— Imsha ' llah. 48 Plotting soundings on a Lorac sheet in the plotting shelter. A plotting watch while running sound lines. The high command, Hydro Survey Group One. 49 . BASE CAMP, RAS-AL-MISHAB . Checking the portable tide gauge. Good chow after a hard day ' s work. 50 - TRIANGULATION - i b ' Erecting triangulalion signal. Measuring for tower site. 51 52 53 . PHOTOGRAMMETRY LORAC STATIONS Expert Victor, this is iCnife Edge Mike. generators at 1800 . Neighbors drop in for a chat. Moving Lorac green from ship via ' Copter. 56 SOUNDBOATS Inking in soundings on boat sheet after a day ' s run. 57 Spaghetti benders. ' My Darling 58 U.S.S. ALLEGHENY- ATA-179 U. S. S. STALLION-ATA-193 59 U.S.S. STALLION ATA— 193 U.S.S. ALLEGHENY ATA— 179 Displacement: Light. 534 tons; loaded, 835 tons. Length, 143 feet. Maximum Ijeam, 33 feet 10 inches. -Maximum draft. 13 feet 2 inches. 60 It was in Aden that the question was asked Where does the big boat carry these tugs? The insult supreme! Imagine anyone thinking an ATA shouldn ' t cross the ocean by itself! Just look at them! 143 feet of sleek (???) ship with a man or officer on board for each yard of her. Their official designation is Ocean Going Tug, Auxiliary. Tugs they are, but they didn ' t seem to be so auxiliary to Hydro Survey Group One. Just check and see who put out the most sounding miles! The working navy did. More than 11,000 miles we sounded, mostly in water the Maliry didn ' t want, to say nothing of our 34,000 miles of oceanic sounding. Where does the big boat carry the tugs!! But that ' s a digression. If you don ' t already know us, come aboard and look around. We ' ll show you a ship that is a ship, complete with iron sailors. For vital statistics here are some: Length 143 feet, 6 inches; beam 33 feet, 9 inches; comple- ment, 4 officers and 39 men; accommodations — lots of room; draft 15 feet. There are two large compartments for crew ' s quarters. Bunks must be spaced at least ii o feet apart, in order to have room to turn over. CPO ' s have their own quarters with constant steam heat (winter and summer). The crew ' s mess hall is big also. If we squeeze, all hands can get in for the movies. That mess deck sure takes a beating. It ' s everything from sick bay, recreation hall, writing room, theater and — oh yes, we eat there, too. Wardroom country is a bit roomier. 7 hey had to make it that way or all the officers couldn ' t get in. You know the mailman ' s slogan Through rain and snow, sleet or hail the mail must go through (or something to that effect). Well, these tug boats are like that. Anywhere the Mamma Maru goes, we go. Of course we can ' t beat her speed but we ' ll still be sailing when she has stopped dead in the water three times from lack of fuel. We checked one day to see just how different we are from the Missouri. We aren ' t quite as big, but me make out just as many reports as she does and maybe more. This kind of duty sure makes for variety. On what other ship in the Navy do you find a yeo- man or storekeeper on the helm and the hospital- man standing sounding watches? Each man is necessarily proficient in some job other than his own. As for the officers, each one has at least two primary duties and a whole slew of collateral .duties. We make out, though. Just one big happy family, that ' s us. Sounding this year was a snap. We usually didn ' t work more than 12 hours every day, seven days a week. Be it boat sheets on visual signals or lorac, we did them. Had a novelty this year, too. Both tugs ran in tandem. Some night sneak up to the Hydro Shack on the Maury and look at the finished products. Pretty, aren ' t they? Those lines are straight and those soundings accurate. If you don ' t believe our claims on the amount and quality of work, just ask Hydro on the Stallion (Chief Bryan) and he ' ll give you the straight dope. Yeah, life is wonderful on these tugs. About once a month we got to go alongside the Maury for logistics. First question we always heard as we came alongside was, How long are you going to be alongside? We usually stretched it out long enough to exchange movies, get our ge- dunks, small stores and cigarettes providing the stores weren ' t closed for inventory. The poor cook had a heck of a time keeping his provisions working party out of the gedunk line. And liberty — man, just to walk around the big floating hotel was enough. Who wants beer when ice cream can be had and perhaps mail from home. Maybe you don ' t realize it but that mail call for us was about the biggest break we got. Reveille was easy to hold when the helicopter came early in the morning. Yes, sir, the word on mail and Maury liberty sure flew around. Why the mess cooks always put out the dope long before the skippers knew it. In fact, I ' ll wager that they had the word long before it was official. There really is one qualification you have to have to take these ships though. Cast iron stom- achs are a must. If you ' ve noticed we roll and pitch a bit even in mild weather so you can ' t get seasick (maximum dosage of drammamine allowed is two pills per man per day) and you ' ve got to be able to walk on the bulkheads without using your hands. Sam Johnson may have wondered why any man with enough wit to get himself into jail would ever go to sea but, for us, rain or shine we ' ll take these boats. Yes, you can have your large tubs — we ' ve got the best. AVhile you in the Maury are sounding off the coast of Timbuctoo next year, remember us salts who showed you how, and who will by then be resting in the Naval Districts. We ' ll sure be thinking of you. Have fun, mates; we ' ve had ours! 61 Allegheny commanding officer, LT. E. Broughton, Jr., USN Stallion commanding officer, LT. A. E. Belch, Jr., USN (left) and executive officer, LTJG H. Humphrey, USN. (left) and executive officer, LTJG R. J. Kubiszewski, USN. ' Miss High and Dry of ' 52. Awright — who ' s the wise guy what forgot the plug? 62 Chipping paint on fantail. Steering zero niner zero, sir. 63 Bouts. meet Cheeta. ' Chceta and the Gunner. 64 Fantail — Bridge — How ' s your stern chain tending? Ship ' s office (right). Sick call (far right) Mess hall (below). Pay day (bottom). 65 I SS. AI.I.K(.HKNN PF.RSONNKL l.ell lo right, row : I.. C. Jante, SN; M. S. Hritchard, QMi; J. 1. Winkler, QMi; R. E. Sitzes, EMPz; E. Cohen, CSSN; K. E. Bittner, GM3: Mach. N. P. Strom; Ens. R. H. Rish; L. A. Nephew, ET3. Row 2; R. R. Wright. TN: M. P. Higgins, YNSN J. Seigel. EMi; E. C. Burroughs, QM2; W. A. Guinn HMC; F. X. Seek, QMC; I.T. E. Broughton, Jr.. Command ing Officer; Lt. j.g. H. Humphrey; E. J. Johnson. BMi M. B. Colbert. FN; L. J. Warnock, FN; C. R. Sneed, QM3 Roxv 3: H. H. Spence, QMz; J. F. Bopp. EISN; J. J Devasto, EM3; J. C. Schultz, DCW2; G. F. Scardami, SN J. H. Schauer, SN; C. V. Potts, SN; N. D. Allsop, SN; D. A. Phillips, FN; Bools (mascot); 1). A. Wicklund. FN; T. S . Pesta. SN; J. B. Letlebo, FN; A. R. Veo. .SN; R. C. Heck. VN3; C. G. Weyer, CSi: G. H. Wise, EN3; W. G. Tilley, SN; R. D. Meafs, QMi ; F. J. Einfeldt, ENi; T. D. Hansen, SK2; A. V. Difiori, RMSN; T. T. Russi, RME. Not in picture: E. P. Bergcvin, BMi; E. W, Davenport, S. ; R. K. Geroux, ■N3; F. J. Gutierrez, END2; F. Lagola, SN; A. F. Phillips. Jr., RM2; F. E. Tears. ENi. 1 U.SS. S lALLION PERSONNEL Left to riglit, row i: Ens. J. H. Church; Lt. (j.g.) R. J. Kuhiszewski; LT . . E. Belch. Jr., Commanding Officer; •Cheeta (mascot); J. L. Byrd, GMC; G. B. Bryan. QMC; D. J. McNai , ENC; J. G. Cannon, Jr., QMC. Roio 2: E. W. Dolinski. ENi; C. M. Johnson, SN; D. C. McAfee, IN; J. M. Warr, FN; M. J. Goodman. BM3; W. M. Pope. SN; R. P. Hughes. EN3; K. W. Henderson, RMSN; W. D. Powers, SN; E. R. Harris, SN; J. R. Cummings, HA; J. J. Cummings, FN; M. L. Hamilton, SN; 66 R. L. Sutton. SN; P. N. .Snoke. SN; R. A. Bakke, SA. Roil ' }: G. H. Grant. SK2; C. V. Martin, CSi; J. A. Raimondo, EM3; R. P. Skeatc. HMi; R. W. Sclietfler, YNSN; A. Lemieu. . MEi; W. J. Morris, EM3; J. J. Casey, QM2; R. A. Smith, ET3: P. L. Wahl. Jr.. VN2; M. Bogosh, EMFN; G. O. Pecor. EM2; H. J. Loewner. DCW2; M. M. Cackowski. QM2; W. F. Damwebcr. C.SSN; J. R, Smith, QM2; W. S. Boyes, FN; O. C. Thompson. BM2; A. F. Benac, QM3; W. D. Rushing, FN. RECREATION AND LIBERTY 67 Liberty but no boats was more truth than poetry to the Persian Gulf sailors in Hydrof raphit Survey Group One. From I] November until 29 April we had no shore leave which could be classed as lib- erty. Going ashore in the Gull was re- stricted to recreation and shopping parties. Our first stop after leaving Norfolk was in Gibraltar. All hands got ashore sometime during the day for shopping. Oin- next stop was Piraeus, Greece, the port of Athens where the three ships nested. Sightseeing tours to the Acropolis in Athens and to Corinth, 60 miles away, highlighted the three-day visit. Neophytes in foreign travel got their first taste of foreign money. At the exchange of 15,000 drachma to one dollar they got a real initiation. On 17 November the group arrived off Bahrein Island. The island city of Manama, with its intriguing middle east bazaars, proved to be full of bargains in rare goods. Sunday night, 18 November, the ATA ' s came alongside the Maury and a lo-bout smoker was held with men from all three ships competing. On 19 November the group arrived in Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia for a three-day stay. That evening, Arabian-American Oil Company officials and wives were enter- tained in the wardroom on board the Maury at a buffet supper. A gala Happy Hour for all hands and the guests preceded the movie. In Ras Tanura all hands got an initia- tion to liberty in the Gulf ... an Aramco recreation hall and a ball diamond. At Ras Mishab, we had more of the same. Officers and crew gave a repeat perform- ance 20 November for Aramco officials at Mishab and Nirea. While a softball port league was organized with eight divisional teams com[)cting in a round robin schedule while we waited 3 weeks for Lorac sheets. The Second Division ball hawks won the title. When the tugs were in port their teams played Maury teams. Suds, sand- wiches, music, cards, and pool provided the entertainment in the Aramco recreation hall. Christmas Eve and Day were spent in Ras Tanura. The ships were decorated in keeping with the season. Over 150 Ameri- can children from Aramco families in- vaded the Maury Christmas afternoon. The program for them included a tour of the ship with white hat guides, all the ice cream, cookies, candy and cake they could eat, a btishel of cartoon and comedy fihns, and a gift from Santa (Lynch) . Aramco hosted the officers and crews of the ships at parties in their recreation hall. Recreation during the provisioning pe- riod in Kuwait was decimated by bad weather, but all hands got an opportunity to shop in the city of Kuwait, 24 February and some got ashore one evening for suds at the Kuwoco recreation hall. Four day visits to beautiful Naples, Italy, and Monaco on the French Riviera high- lighted the return trip to the U.S.A. where the best liberty of all beckoned the sea- soned veterans of the Persian Gulf. Recreation on board included a movie every night in every ship. ComServLant kept the group supplied with their full share of the latest pictures, and newsreels came via air mail. Other recreation on the tugs was limited to parlor type games because of the size of the vessels. In the larger Maury, the recrea- tion committee and council set up an active program. Available to hobbyists vere leath- ercraft, car models, carpentry projects, Bel- 68 fast cord iveaving. The diet kitchen proved to be an ideal photo lab for the amateurs. Table tennis tables in 2 hold, main deck, were in constant use; 1 hold, main deck, was used for badminton and deck tennis, and boxers worked out on the first plat- form le ' el. Physical cultinists used the veights and barbells on the flight deck. Every night, as soon as the hook vas dropped, the rails vere lined vith fisher- men. Red snappers vere the most popular with hiuidreds of them caught during the season. Occasionally a shark, tiuia or barra- cuda was pulled in. A band, choir, and individual artists put on a Happy Hour program that was fim for all. ENS Vincent Mannella directed the 12- piece band and H. MacDonald Harper, civilian hydrographer, the 20- oice choir. Weekly quiz programs and community sings were held before the movies. A large portion of the crew availed them- selves of the opportiuiity. to send recorded greetings to loved ones at home. The rec- ords and mailers ■were furnished by the recreation fund. Thtis we made up for each lack of liberty ports by going in for ' home made enter- tainment. And now we are busy laying plans for an even better recreational set-up for next year. 10 October -, i. NDifolk — Nulf said! 69 teKSiSiSf:. Gil)raUar harbor — Maury at the Ijreakwater. K HH Lkli wM R.] K B| JY Pi ivfl H y H| :«.;jl iBi Bi J«vflE Ki M_: J H B F ¥.  . . BH K B lui iiy 1 Gou l Iniv, ( liief! Quick Advancement in Rate. Where ' s the Prudential sign? Ruins of old Corinth, Greece. 72 Bowling al Ras Tanura. 73 MauiN Boxers. Not a Creature was stirring— Ras Tanura. Saudi Arabia, Persian Gulf. Hankev vs. Blaiichard. Hambv s. Thompson. La andero s. AVarnock. 75 Happy Hours! Jack ilie Ripper. ' 76 iL BrM ' l 1 :sr ' M H w Spataro ' s certainly got his new mascot Learn a trade. 78 Should have seen the one that got aiva Finest knot board in the Navy — 159 knots. 79 dlaviniWii - EiEP:j SUBMARINE _S.GN,-,L Cq_ _Ck. r T l-V- ' A ■ f ■ . BT W- ' J Bl S SUBMARINE SIGNA, i ,« A -V . ' -■.   . A ri